The Sydney Morning Herald confirms what a lot of us thought upon hearing about those bombings. Local Thai also think they were almost certainly linked to Muslim separatists of Malay heritage in the South. They would like self rule. Sound familiar? It should, we are also looking at similar things in the southern Philipines, in Mindanao. In fact this is a recurring theme in ever more European cities.

Bangkok: A wave of bombings targeting Thailand's tourist areas last week is likely to be linked to southern Malay separatist militants fighting south-east Asia's longest running war, according to sources with knowledge of the conflict.

If proven – and no group has yet claimed responsibility – the attacks mark an alarming escalation of the conflict by militants who have for years concentrated their violence to four southern border provinces.

Beheadings, bombings, drive-by shootings, assassinations, extrajudicial killings and vicious assaults have left more than 6300 people dead and at least 11,500 injured in violence that is rarely reported outside of Thailand.

The conflict pits armed and organised ethnic Malays – almost all of whom are Muslims – against the predominantly Buddhist Thai state.<<<<<<<<<<<<<Read the rest here.

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